ENG2005 FINAL ASSESSMENT FORMULA SHEET
∂(x,y,z)
Change of variable: For x(u, v, w), y(u, v, w), z(u, v, w) and J(u, v, w) = ∂(u,v,w)
ZZZ ZZZ
f (x, y, z) dV = f (x(u, v, w), y(u, v, w), z(u, v, w))|J(u, v, w)| du dv dw.
E V
∂(x,y)
Polar coordinates: (r, θ) with x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ; J = ∂(r,θ) = r.
∂(x,y,z)
Cylindrical coordinates: (r, θ, Z), with x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ, and z = Z ; J = ∂(r,θ,Z) = r.
Spherical polar coordinates: (r, ϕ, θ) with r ≥ 0, θ ∈ [0, 2π), and ϕ ∈ [0, π].
x = r cos θ sin ϕ, y = r sin θ sin ϕ, and z = r cos ϕ; J = ∂(x,y,z) 2
∂(r,ϕ,θ) = r sin ϕ.
Line integrals: For a curve C given by r(t) for a ≤ t ≤ b,
Z Z b Z Z b
dr dr
F · dr = F(r(t)) · dt and f (x, y, z)ds = f (r(t)) dt.
C a dt C a dt
Conservative fields: The vector field F is conservative if
Z
• F · dr is independent of path;
C
I
• F · dr = 0 for every closed path C ;
C
• there exists a scalar field f such that F = ∇f , in which case f is called a potential;
• ∇ × F = 0.
∂r ∂r
SurfaceZintegrals:
Z ForZ Za surface S given by r(u, v) for (u, v) ∈ R, N(u, v) = ∂u × ∂v
F · n̂ dS = F(r(u, v)) · N(u, v) du dv and
Z ZS RZ Z
f (x, y, z) dS = f (r(u, v)) |N(u, v)| du dv .
S R
Z
The fundamental theorem for line integrals: for C from r1 to r2 , ∇f · dr = f (r2 ) − f (r1 ).
C
ZZZ ZZ
Divergence theorem: ∇ · F dV = F · n̂ dS .
E S
ZZ I
Stokes’ theorem: (∇ × F) · n̂ dS = F · dr.
S C
I ZZ
∂Q ∂P
Green’s theorem: P dx + Q dy = − dA.
C D ∂x ∂y
Fourier series: For a 2L-periodic function f (x), the Fourier series is
X∞ nπx nπx
f (x) ∼ a0 + an cos + bn sin , where
n=1
L L
Z L
1 L 1 L
Z Z
1 nπx nπx
a0 = f (x) dx, an = f (x) cos dx, and bn = f (x) sin dx.
2L −L L −L L L −L L
Laplace’s equation in polar coordinates: over a disc of radius a units:
∂ 2 u 1 ∂u 1 ∂2u
+ + = 0, 0 < r < a, 0 < θ < 2π.
∂r2 r ∂r r2 ∂θ2
The wave equation and d’Alembert’s solution:
∂2u 2
2∂ u
= c , u(x, t) = F (x + ct) + G(x − ct).
∂t2 ∂x2
Table of Laplace Transforms
R ∞
f (t) L{f } = F (s) = 0 f (t) e−st dt
1
1 s for s > 0
1
eat s−a for s > a
λ
sinh(λt) s2 −λ2
for s > |λ|
s
cosh(λt) s2 −λ2
for s > |λ|
ω
sin(ωt) s2 +ω 2
s
cos(ωt) s2 +ω 2
n!
tn for n ≥ 0 sn+1
for s > 0
Γ(α+1)
tα for α > −1 sα+1
for s > 0
δ(t − a) e−as
f (t) eat F (s − a)
u(t − a) f (t − a) e−sa F (s) for s > 0
df
dt sF (s) − f (0)
d2 f df
dt2
s2 F (s) − sf (0) − dt (0)
d
tf (t) − ds F (s)
dn
tn f (t) (−1)n dsn F (s)
R t
1
0 f (τ ) dτ s F (s)
R t
(f ∗ g)(t) = 0 f (τ ) g(t − τ ) dτ F (s) G(s)